Tag: ww1
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The Grave of Captain Danny
As part of Remembrance Day, Cemetery Club looks into a forgotten hero whose grave in Stoke Newington has been forgotten…until now. Watch the clip below… Overseen by Field Marshal George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, the founder of a plucky band of soldiers was commemorated by his comrades. The Old Contemptibles is a name I’ve found…
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A Story of Selflessness in the Shadow of war
As we pause and remember the sacrifices made all those years ago, here’s a true story that I often tell as part of my Tower Hamlets Cemetery tour. This story of heroism from a legend on the Battlefield deserves a special mention. Ten years since the last shots were fired in the Great War, the…
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Shuffle Festival 2016
by Sheldon Death usually depresses the hell out of people and 2016 seems to be doing a good enough job of that already – from the loss of icon after icon and Brexit; this year is one to be remembered. But there are still plenty of things to be chipper about – such as the return…
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‘A Quiet, Beautiful Slope About a Mile On The Southern Side of Crystal Palace’
On a sunny day in May, I went for a walk and photo outing. Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery, located in the London Borough of Bromley. It was an intrinsic part of my childhood, and is probably the reason that I found Sheldon’s original proposal for trips to all 7 of the Magnificent London cemeteries so…
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Look Forward, Feel Free, Rejoice in Life, Cherish the Children, Guard My Memory
by Christina The title of this post is taken from a letter written by Winston Churchill in July 1915 and addressed to his wife. He sealed the letter in an envelope and marked it ‘To be sent to Mrs Churchill in the event of my death’. This year, London is full of poppies. The moat…
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Remembering Land and Sea on Tower Hill
by Christina I decided that a month dedicated to World War One remembrance would not be complete without a trip to the Tower of London to view the incredible Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red progressive exhibit that’s down in the famous grassy moat until 11 November. By now I’m sure that you’ve seen…
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A Selection of World War One Words and Pictures
by Christina We’ve been thinking a lot about World War One this month, and looking at all the different ways there are to remember and commemorate. Sheldon has looked at the lives of some notable people that lived, worked and fought during WW1, as well as some striking cenotaphs and war memorials that can be…
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Propaganda Posters of WW1
Please click on all the links as you read through this post – there are hundreds more World War 1 propaganda posters to look at. When Britain went to war in 1914, it only had a small, professional army. There was no policy of national service in place as there was in countries like France…
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The Uncomfortable Hero
By Sheldon Thousands of mourners crammed themselves into the Colonnades to witness the gun-carriage that bore the remains of a national hero. He was one of the many men who’s lives had been cut tragically short by a new kind of War. Remarkably, as he was laid to rest, film cameras immortalised the moment at…
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The Great War: Truth and Memory – A Visit to The Imperial War Museum
Introduction Welcome to our month-long commemoration of the centenary of World War 1. On Monday 4 August 2014 it will have been 100 years since Britain declared war on Germany. We at Cemetery Club do not have Jeremy Paxman hidden up our sleeves and we recognize that, as people born in the 1980’s, whose own Grandparents were born…
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